How To Pronounce Threat
threat
UK
Phonemic
/θret/
Phonetic
[θret̚]
US
Phonemic
/θret/
In British English, threat is pronounced /θret/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θret̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /θret/.
Threat has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
θret
Threat has one syllable in British English.
threat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/θrets/
US
/θrets/
Words That Rhyme With Threat
Questions About Threat
How do you pronounce threat in British English?
In British English, threat is pronounced /θret/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θret̚].
How do you pronounce threat in American English?
In American English, threat is pronounced /θret/.
Do British and American English pronounce threat the same way?
Yes. Both are /θret/.
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